[taeric]

Swiss clocks feel impressive, no doubt. Quartz clocks, though, have the advantage of being accurate.

[dagw]

A lot of Swiss watches (even from the most high end brands) use quartz movements.

[taeric]

I felt it was safe to assume, for the analogy, that we were talking mechanical watches.

[59nadir]

This has absolutely no relevance to the analogy.

[taeric]

If you are expecting working code to be as elegant as a "Swiss clock," you might want to reconsider what the goal actually is.

Certainly there is something for coding in this way. Just as it can hold a certain delight to have an elegant looking watch. There is a good chance of overbuilding when I see this level of coding from colleagues. Myself included.